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http://www.pulsoptional.org

marc faris (b. 1972) holds degrees in composition from the Eastman School of Music (BM '94) and Duke University (Ph.D. '03). Primary teachers include Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, Scott Lindroth, Stephen Jaffe, Robert Morris and Joseph Schwantner. His music has been performed widely, and he has received commissions, awards and fellowships from the NewMusic@ECU Festival, Wildacres Retreat, the Ciompi Quartet, the North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Governor's School, ALEA III, and the Chamber Music Conference and Composers Forum of the East, among others. marc's work is deeply informed by his interests in the social, political and cultural implications of musical style and competence. Equally fluent in art-music, popular and experimental performance traditions, he is committed to making meaningful connections with a broad musical community while still constructing rich, complex artistic statements. Dr. faris is a founding member and the Administrative Director of pulsoptional, a composers' collective and new music ensemble based in Durham, NC. He is currently Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Theory, Composition, and Musicology in the Scool of Music at East Carolina University.

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Smile and Nod Knowingly	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2008	09:30:00	Smile and Nod Knowingly
For Jennifer Fitzgerald	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2008	15:00:00	For Jennifer Fitzgerald
Exorcisms	Orchestra	2008	09:30:00
Silver Smile	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2007	10:00:00
Mountain Music	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:15:00	Mountain Music Mountain Music
Social Movements	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:15:00
Resisting the Serial (resisting is creating)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:04:03
I Heart Rosa Luxemburg...	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:09:30	I Heart Rosa Luxemburg...
Deviations (From Crossing The Bow Shock)	Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources	2004	00:05:30	Deviations (From Crossing The Bow Shock)
An Alternative Community	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2004	00:50:00
What Chaos Received Bounds	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2004	00:04:45	What Chaos Received Bounds
Incidental music for "Safe House"	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2004	00:45:00
Incidental music for "Safe House"	Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources	2004	00:45:00	Incidental music for "Safe House"
Cultural Studies	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2003	00:26:53	Cultural Studies
Petites bagatelles	Keyboard	2003	00:05:00
the hours, keepers of Heaven	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2002	00:07:30
table of content	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:08:00
"... Move On The Colored Flood"	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:06:30
SIDE 1	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:19:00
VLC	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2000	00:07:30
Facing	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2000	00:10:30	Facing

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